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Civity Workshop: Connecting Across Difference
As part of the National Week of Conversation, Civity is excited to present a virtual workshop focused on connection across difference. Civity is a national nonprofit organization that supports community leaders who want to create a welcoming culture. This workshop will help participants build “social muscle” in their communities, cultivating relationships of respect, empathy and…
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Dialogue Lab 2023: Building Bridges Through Dialogue
If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. -Desmond Tutu The practice of engaging critically and authentically with those you disagree with is an important competency and skill, especially in highly polarized and charged environments. Dialogue is fundamental to building this competency. Not only is it vital for…
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National Week of Conversation
As we seek to understand the other side it is key to understand the core values and moral foundations that people are using to make their choices. Want to understand your foundations and the foundations that others might use to make their decisions? Try our 6 minute digital Moral Foundations simulation!
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How to Have “Real” Conversations about Race w/o Blowups
Talking about race isn’t always easy… but it’s important. Andre and Todd were college freshman roommates – one black, one white – who spent their first 25 years of knowing each other without ever discussing race. So they decided to make their first conversations about race public to show what a first conversation about race…
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Fierce Civility: From Polarization to Lasting Peace
Has the world gone mad? Most of us know things have to change, and we must find our way back to one another. But how? Fierce Civility: Transforming our Global Culture from Polarization to Lasting Peace answers these questions on a step-by-step pathway into a dynamic new human story with hope at its foundation. In…
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Intercultural Communication
International Listening Association Let’s talk about Intercultural Communication One of the great things about the International Listening Association (ILA) is that members come from diverse cultures and experiences. Let’s tap into that and talk about Intercultural Communication! Join us to discuss your own experiences and what you’ve learned or want to learn about Intercultural Communication….